Ch. 370                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2.       THE FREQUENCY, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
STATE WHERE WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS WILL BE HELD; AND

3.       THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AN APPLICANT
TO BE ELIGIBLE TO TAKE A WRITTEN EXAMINATION.

(III) BEFORE TAKING A WRITTEN EXAMINATION, AN APPLICANT
SHALL:

1. DEMONSTRATE TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT THE
APPLICANT HAS COMPLETED THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS SET OUT BY THE
COMMISSIONER; AND

2 PAY THE APPLICATION FEE REQUIRED UNDER § 41(4)(VII)
OF THIS ARTICLE.

(IV) ALL WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS SHALL BE GRADED WITHIN 30
DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE EXAMINATION.

(3) At the discretion of the Commissioner the requirements of paragraphs
(1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to qualification for property, casualty, surety and
marine insurance as to persons who [have]:

(I)      HAVE been conferred the Chartered Property Casualty
Underwriter (C.P.C.U.) designation by The American Institute of Property and Liability
Underwriters, Inc., and are members, in good standing, of The Society of Chartered
Property and Casualty Underwriters; OR

(II)     HAVE BEEN CONFERRED THE DESIGNATION OF FELLOW OF
THE CASUALTY ACTUARIAL SOCIETY; OR

(III) HAVE BEEN CONFERRED THE DESIGNATION OF CERTIFIED
INSURANCE COUNSELOR (CIC) BY THE SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED INSURANCE
COUNSELORS.

178.

Individual applicants for qualification to act as agents for life insurance, health
insurance or annuities, nonprofit health service plans, dental plan organizations, and
health maintenance organizations are required to comply with the requirements of this
section.

(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section,
each applicant is required to submit to a personal written examination to determine his
competence with respect to life insurance, health insurance or annuities, or subdivisions
of them, including contracts for nonprofit health service plans which may include vision
plans, dental plan organizations, and health maintenance organizations, and his
familiarity with the pertinent provisions of the laws of this State, and shall pass the
examination to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.

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